Amazon
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 15 sections
Amazon
Original
I was missin' in action on the side of a carton I was taken in a Datsun from a street in Acton I was missin' in action on the side of a carton I was taken in a Datsun from a street in Acton
Verse 2
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I was sippin' on a Rubicon, thinkin' 'bout where I come It's all this for revolution Cuttin' up the coupon, savin' for a telephone Can I call home? Please, can I go home?
Verse 3
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I was sippin' on a Rubicon, thinkin' 'bout where I come It's all this for revolution Cuttin' up the coupon, savin' for a telephone Can I call home? Please, can I go home?
Painted nails, sunsets on horizons
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Palm trees, silhouette smells amazing Blindfolds under home-made lanterns Somewhere in the Amazon, they're holding me ransom
Painted nails, sunsets on horizons
Original
Palm trees, silhouette smells amazing Blindfolds under home-made lanterns Somewhere in the Amazon, they're holding me ransom
Verse 6
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Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me? Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me? Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me? Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me?
Verse 7
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Smokin' on a Benson, tryin' to get me undone Let me go, I don't want your attention Under submission, out of frustration I'll do it, I'll scream for the nation
Verse 8
Original
Smokin' on a Benson, tryin' to get me undone Let me go, I don't want your attention Under submission, out of frustration I'll do it, I'll scream for the nation
Painted nails, sunsets on horizons
Original
Palm trees, silhouette smells amazing Blindfolds under home-made lanterns Somewhere in the Amazon, they're holding me ransom
Painted nails, sunsets on horizons
Original
Palm trees, silhouette smells amazing Blindfolds under home-made lanterns Somewhere in the Amazon, they're holding me ransom
Verse 11
Original
Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me? Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me? Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me? Hello, this is M.I.A., could you please come get me?
Verse 12
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Minutes turned to hours and became our dates When we shared raindrops that turned into lakes Bodies started merging and the lines got gray Now, I'm looking at him, thinking maybe he's okay
Verse 13
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Minutes turned to hours and became our dates When we shared raindrops that turned into lakes Bodies started merging and the lines got gray Now, I'm looking at him, thinking maybe he's okay
Verse 14
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Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me
Verse 15
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Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me Hello, this is M.I.A., it's okay, you forgot me